Let us remember that if these are new players to D&D... they will have no idea of what the "traditional D&D experience" is or isn't. They also will have no experience with what monster expectations and actions are supposed to be or what is "realistic" in a D&D context.
So just find an adventure that you would like to run and that interests you. If you like what it is you are running and it gets you excited... the players will come along for the ride no matter how well-written or not well-written it is.